Bill & Doreen's Courtship (Selections from "The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke")

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Poetry, Romance

Authors: C. J. Dennis In Year : 1915

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Bill & Doreen's Courtship (Selections from "The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke")

A Spring Song
The Intro
Doreen
The Play
The Stror 'At Coot
The Siren

"The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke" is a verse novel by Australian novelist and poet C. J. Dennis. The work was first published in book form in 1915 and sold over 60,000 copies in nine editions within the first year. A special pocket edition was even printed for the Australian soldiers in the trenches during the Great War. "The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke" tells the story of Bill, a larrikin of the Little Lonsdale Street push, who is introduced to a young woman by the name of Doreen. The book chronicles their courtship and marriage, detailing Bill's transformation from a violence-prone gang member to a contented husband and father. - Summary by Wikipedia